EXPONENT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

exponent

noun

ik-ˈspō-nənt

as in proponent

a person who actively supports or favors a cause exponents of space exploration earnestly called for more missions to the outer reaches of the solar system

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as in practitioner

one who brings an art or science to full realization has long reigned as the nation's leading exponent of modern dance

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Recent Examples on the Web The exponents of myth seemed to shout from every street corner. —

John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024 Lawrence sees Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Undersecretary of State George Ball as leading exponents of this outlook. —

Erez Manela, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021 Those are just powers of 10 with negative exponents: 10-1 = 1/10th. —

Rhett Allain, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024 For example, π = 3 x 100 + 1 x 10-1 + 4 x 10-2 + 1 x 10-3 + 5 x 10-4 + 9 x 10-5 + ... The p-adic numbers can also be represented as an infinite series but with positive exponents. —

Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 11 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for exponent

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